# ber vs bower

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ber
*noun · IPA /bɛə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #34,795*
A fruit-bearing tree (Ziziphus mauritiana); Indian jujube.

### bower
*noun · frequency rank #28,848*
A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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